Book description
Written from the perspective of experienced surgeons and veteran
researchers, this succinct, how-to manual provides readers with
everything they need to prepare, publish, and present a scientific
research paper. The expert authors address every aspect of the
publication process, including quality and ethics in academic writing,
the rules of authorship, grammar, formatting, style, and much more. Each
consistently organized chapter begins with a brief summary and
introduction and ends with up-to-date references and carefully selected
suggestions for further reading.
Features:
Numerous hints and tips appear throughout the text, such as advice
on writing abstracts, and information on how to get ones paper
accepted at an international meeting
Valuable examples of good and bad introductions, recommendations for
using statistical data, and common pitfalls in the reporting of
surgical results
Easy-to-reference text boxes present Key Concepts, Jargon
Simplified, and Reality Checks
Detailed diagrams help readers visualize complex points
This must-have reference is essential reading for every surgeon,
surgical resident and clinical researcher who wants to contribute to the
scientific community through publication in academic journals.
Getting Your Research Paper Published: A Surgical Perspective
is the ideal companion to
Clinical Research for Surgeons
by the same authors. "Edited well…succinct and easy to
understand…key concepts and definitions are reiterated in separate
boxes…[helping] the reader to keep track of important concepts...provide
a constructive framework for readers to follow in their preparation of
their own manuscripts…a comprehensive overview."--Elsevier
Australia Department of Surgery, Department of Clinical Epidemiology
& Biostatistics, Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario,
Canada Stryker Trauma GmbH, Schoenkirchen/Kiel, Germany
